Question

GE buys back 300,000 shares of its stock from investors at $45 a share. Two years later it reissues this stock for $65 a share. The stock reissue would be recorded with a debit to Cash for:__________

a) $19.5 million, a credit to Treasury Stock for $13.5 million, and a credit to Additional Paid-in Capital for $6 million.
b) $13.5 million, a debit to Additional Paid-in Capital for $6 million, a credit to Treasury Stock for $13.5 million, and a credit to Stockholders' Equity for $6 million.
c) $19.5 million, a credit to Treasury Stock for $13.5 million, and a credit to Gain on Sale of Treasury Stock for $6 million.
d) $19.5 million and a credit to Treasury Stock for $19.5 million.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Treasury stocks are simply company's own stock repurchased by the company. When this happens, there is cash outflow in order to increase the stock.

When GE bought back 300,000 shares of its stock from investors at $45 a share, the value of the treasury stock was 300,000 shares x $45 = $13.5m. However, the stock was reissued for $65 a share, translating to 300,000 shares x $65 = $19.5m cash receipt.

The appropriate entries to raise would be a debit to cash for $19.5 million, a credit to Treasury Stock for $13.5 million, and a credit to Additional Paid-in Capital for $6 million.